Sugar Land, TX Social Statistics
Updated June 5, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Number | Percent | |
| SCHOOL ENROLLMENT | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population 3 years and over enrolled in school | 21,521 | 100.0 |
| Nursery school, preschool | 1,601 | 7.4 |
| Kindergarten | 1,080 | 5.0 |
| Elementary school (grades 1-8) | 9,957 | 46.3 |
| High school (grades 9-12) | 5,303 | 24.6 |
| College or graduate school | 3,580 | 16.6 |
| EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT | ||
| Population 25 years and over | 39,752 | 100.0 |
| Less than 9th grade | 886 | 2.2 |
| 9th to 12th grade, no diploma | 1,742 | 4.4 |
| High school graduate (includes equivalency) | 5,305 | 13.3 |
| Some college, no degree | 7,931 | 20.0 |
| Associate degree | 2,553 | 6.4 |
| Bachelor's degree | 13,668 | 34.4 |
| Graduate or professional degree | 7,667 | 19.3 |
| Percent high school graduate or higher | 93.4 | (X) |
| Percent bachelor's degree or higher | 53.7 | (X) |
| MARITAL STATUS | ||
| Population 15 years and over | 47,709 | 100.0 |
| Never married | 9,967 | 20.9 |
| Now married, except separated | 32,517 | 68.2 |
| Separated | 439 | 0.9 |
| Widowed | 1,772 | 3.7 |
Female | 1,481 | 3.1 |
| Divorced | 3,014 | 6.3 |
Female | 1,853 | 3.9 |
| GRANDPARENTS AS CAREGIVERS | ||
| Grandparent living in household with one or more own grandchildren under 18 years | 1,285 | 100.0 |
| Grandparent responsible for grandchildren | 400 | 31.1 |
| VETERAN STATUS | ||
| Civilian population 18 years and over | 43,665 | 100.0 |
| Civilian veterans | 3,722 | 8.5 |
| DISABILITY STATUS OF THE CIVILIAN NONINSTITUTIONALIZED POPULATION | ||
| Population 5 to 20 years | 18,120 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 958 | 5.3 |
| Population 21 to 64 years | 37,225 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 3,802 | 10.2 |
Percent employed | 70.7 | (X) |
| No disability | 33,423 | 89.8 |
Percent employed | 77.8 | (X) |
| Population 65 years and over | 4,006 | 100.0 |
| With a disability | 1,450 | 36.2 |
| RESIDENCE IN 1995 | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 59,649 | 100.0 |
| Same house in 1995 | 35,043 | 58.7 |
| Different house in the U.S. in 1995 | 21,618 | 36.2 |
Same county | 8,237 | 13.8 |
Different county | 13,381 | 22.4 |
Same state | 8,883 | 14.9 |
Different state | 4,498 | 7.5 |
| Elsewhere in 1995 | 2,988 | 5.0 |
| NATIVITY AND PLACE OF BIRTH | ||
| Total population | 63,507 | 100.0 |
| Native | 48,590 | 76.5 |
Born in United States | 47,742 | 75.2 |
State of residence | 29,775 | 46.9 |
Different state | 17,967 | 28.3 |
Born outside United States | 848 | 1.3 |
| Foreign born | 14,917 | 23.5 |
Entered 1990 to March 2000 | 5,403 | 8.5 |
Naturalized citizen | 8,766 | 13.8 |
Not a citizen | 6,151 | 9.7 |
| REGION OF BIRTH OF FOREIGN BORN | ||
| Total (excluding born at sea) | 14,917 | 100.0 |
| Europe | 1,206 | 8.1 |
| Asia | 11,183 | 75.0 |
| Africa | 706 | 4.7 |
| Oceania | 19 | 0.1 |
| Latin America | 1,428 | 9.6 |
| Northern America | 375 | 2.5 |
| LANGUAGE SPOKEN AT HOME | ||
| Population 5 years and over | 59,649 | 100.0 |
| English only | 40,505 | 67.9 |
| Language other than English | 19,144 | 32.1 |
Speak English less than 'very well | 6,120 | 10.3 |
Spanish | 4,258 | 7.1 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,109 | 1.9 |
Other Indo-European languages | 4,965 | 8.3 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 1,118 | 1.9 |
Asian and Pacific Island languages | 8,966 | 15.0 |
Speak English less than "very well" | 3,698 | 6.2 |
| ANCESTRY (single or multiple) | ||
| Total population | 63,507 | 100.0 |
Total ancestries reported | 67,827 | 106.8 |
| Arab | 994 | 1.6 |
| Czech1 | 1,201 | 1.9 |
| Danish | 361 | 0.6 |
| Dutch | 714 | 1.1 |
| English | 6,947 | 10.9 |
| French (except Basque)1 | 2,247 | 3.5 |
| French Canadian1 | 304 | 0.5 |
| German | 9,282 | 14.6 |
| Greek | 293 | 0.5 |
| Hungarian | 162 | 0.3 |
| Irish1 | 5,896 | 9.3 |
| Italian | 1,959 | 3.1 |
| Lithuanian | 63 | 0.1 |
| Norwegian | 645 | 1.0 |
| Polish | 1,419 | 2.2 |
| Portuguese | 134 | 0.2 |
| Russian | 608 | 1.0 |
| Scotch-Irish | 1,243 | 2.0 |
| Scottish | 1,274 | 2.0 |
| Slovak | 16 | 0.0 |
| Subsaharan African | 569 | 0.9 |
| Swedish | 485 | 0.8 |
| Swiss | 117 | 0.2 |
| Ukrainian | 56 | 0.1 |
| United States or American | 3,377 | 5.3 |
| Welsh | 238 | 0.4 |
| West Indian (excluding Hispanic groups) | 151 | 0.2 |
| Other ancestries | 27,072 | 42.6 |
| (X) Not applicable. 1 The data represent a combination of two ancestries shown separately in Summary File 3. Czech includes Czechoslovakian. French includes Alsatian. French Canadian includes Acadian/Cajun. Irish includes Celtic. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Census 2000 Summary File 3, Matrices P18, P19, P21, P22, P24, P36, P37, P39, P42, PCT8, PCT16, PCT17, and PCT19 |
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